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The rise of the Greek far right

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

ATHENS – In his umpteen trips to the ballot box, Michalis Diamantis has voted for just about every political party in Greece. But on Sunday, the tall and tired man of seventy-eight will swing his farthest ever to the right, helping squads of supremacists – by some accounts, the most extreme in Europe — inch into this nation’s parliament.
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The Catholic vote is the 2012 bellwether

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Ask ten people to name the most critical swing voting bloc in the 2012 presidential election and you’re likely to get at least five — and maybe ten — different answers.
But, new polling from Gallup suggests that it’s Catholics who could well be the best bellwether of whether President Obama or former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will be elected president this November.
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GCHQ’s spy death riddle shines light on UK hacker war

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Was Gareth Williams spotted at Blackhat or Defcon?
British intelligence agent Dr Gareth Williams’ last mission before he was “unlawfully killed” was to infiltrate and report on US hacker meetings, evidence given at his inquest this week has indicated.…

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Secret Service imposes new rules on agents for foreign trips

Friday, April 27th, 2012

The U.S. Secret Service imposed new rules Friday aimed at tightening oversight of its employees on international trips in the wake of the Colombia prostitution scandal, banning staff from bringing foreigners into their hotel room, drinking alcohol within 10 hours of duty and visiting “non-reputable establishments.”
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Romney and Obama stump for the youth vote

Friday, April 27th, 2012

The “youth vote” is among the many categories of voters that are deemed critical for both presidential candidates this fall. And both campaigns are making a concerted effort not only to get the younger generation’s votes but to get them excited about the candidates.
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